Book handle or carrier.



PATBNTED Nov; 24, 1903.. A. J. SLEGHT.

BOOK HANDLE 0R CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1902. 4

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UNITED STATES fatented November 24, 1903.

ANNIE J. SLEGHT, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOOK H ANDLE OR CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,251, dated.November 24, 1903. Application filed September 20, 1902. SerialNo.124,140- (No model.)

To all w/wm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIE J. SLEGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Book Handles orCarriers; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this-invention are to provide means for convenientlycarrying in the hand a book which it is desired to read from timetotime; to provide for "the use of travelers and the like a carrierorhandle which can be readily-applied to a book and present a handyconvenient grasp, while at the same time not interfering with theopening or reading of the book; to secure, adevice which shall beadjustable, and thus applicable to books of different sizes, and toobtain other advantages and results, some of which may be hereinafterreferred to in connection with the description of the device.

r The invention consists in the improved handle or carrier hereindescribed and in the arrangements and combinations of the parts of thesame, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finallyembraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like figures ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 shows in perspective my improved device as employed in carryinga book, and Fig. 2 illustrates the same with the book extended or open.Figs. 3 and 4 are siinilarviews of a modified construction which may beemployed under some conditions.

In said drawings, 2 indicates a book which it is desired to carry in thehand convenient for reading 'or'reference as an opportunity presentsitself upon the train or under similar conditions. It is well known thatto grasp a book directly in the hand is a most inconvenient way ofcarrying it, especially for the traveler, encumbered as he is with otherarticles, such as traveling-bag, umbrella,wrap, or. the like.Furthermore, the direct contact of the hand with the book tends to soiland injure it. At the same time, where it is desired to open the book atany moment to read it is obviously impracticable to put an ordinarybook-strap around it because of the labor and trouble incident torepeated strappings and unstrappings. I have therefore sought to providea carrying device or handlewhich can be applied to the book and yet notinterfere with its opening or reading, as usual. To this end a strap orband of light material is provided, which is adapted to be passed underthe back of the book, with its parallel portions 4 4 separated, so as toform a stable support, and its loop-like ends 5 5 projecting upward fromthe free edges of the covers of the book, one on eachiside;

Attached to the parallel portions of the endless strap or band 3 at eachside of its middle is a transverse strap or band 6, extending at rightangles to said strap or band 3 and adapted in use to extend around thecover of the book from top to bottom, and thus hold the main strap orband 3 inproper place upon the book.

The transverse straps 6 are each fastened at its outer portion 7 to theparallel portions 44: of the main strap 3, and thus serve to hold thesaid portions 4 4 in their proper relatively separated portion, While atthe same time the loop or opening of the transverse strap is left opento slip over the cover of the book.

When'thus applied to a book, as described and as illustrated in thedrawings, the two doubledends of the main band 3 project upward one fromeach free edge of the covers of the book, so that in carrying the bookthe two loops may lie close together to be grasped conveniently in thehand, while at the same time they are free to separate and permit. anunimpeded opening of the book.

A holder'or carrier is thus provided which is formed of separated narrowstraps and does not, therefore, envelop or cover the book and becomemore prominent than the book itself. It is merely a skeleton carrier ofthe simplest construction, the main band or strap taking the weight ofthe book, while the transverse straps serve to fasten the device firmlyto the book.

The whole thing is so light that it presents no obstruction to theholding or reading of the book, and yet it supports the book in a stableposition which cannot injure the book.

To provide for the adjustment of the device to books of diflt'erentsizes the two parallel portions 4 4 of the main strap or band 3 may ator near their middle portions be parted or cut, and the ends thus formedprovided with a buckle S or any other equivalent means for adjustableconnection. The transverse straps 6 may also be made adjustable, eitherby inserting a piece of elastic 9 in that portion of the band adapted tolie inside the cover of the book, as in Fig. 4, or by means of a buckle10 at the outside of the cover, as shown in Fig. 1. Either one or moretransverse straps may be used for each cover of the book, as desired.

Other modifications and changes from the exact construction describedmay be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas set forth in the claims, and I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself by the positive descriptive terms employed except as thestate of the art may require.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. A bookhandle or carrier comprising two independent loops each adapted toreceive the hand, a strap connecting each end of a loop with thecorresponding end of the other loop and having intermediate of its endsa buckle and tongue, whereby its length is adjustable, and transversestraps between said loops each secured at two separated points to thesaid 0011- necting-straps.

2. A book handle or carrier comprising an endless band or strap adaptedto be doubled around the back of a book and provide two hand-loops onopposite sides of the boolgeaeh connected at its ends to thecorresponding ends of the other loop by independent separated strands,and transverse independent straps each attached at two separated pointsto the inner sides of said endless strap or band and adapted toindependently engage the covers of a book and hold the handle or carrierthereto.

3. A book handle or carrier comprising two independent loops eachadapted to receive the hand, a plurality of straps each connecting oneend of a loop with the corresponding end of the other,and otherindependent straps extending transversely of said connectingstraps andbeing each attached thereto at two separated points, said transversestraps extending outwardly beyond the connectingstraps and being adaptedto fasten to the cover of a book.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this16th day of September, 1902.

ANNIE J. SLEGI-IT. WVitnesses:

IDA E. J ELLIFF, O. B. PITNEY.

